Filed under: Minivan/Van, Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Acura, Honda
Honda has announced that it's recalling a total of 470,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to the same failing master cylinder problem that caused
Toyota to
recall 1.66 million vehicles worldwide this week.
According to The Detroit News, the two automakers used the same supplier for the part, and when owners use a type of brake fluid other than what's used at the factory, a seal within the master cylinder may fail, causing a leak that could eventually lead to loss of braking power altogether. Honda says that a warning light would illuminate before this happened, however.
The Honda recall covers 2005-2007
Acura RL models and 2005-2007
Honda Odyssey minivans, while the Toyota recall includes the 2005-2006
Avalon and 2004-2006
Highlander (non-hybrid only), and 2006 Lexus
GS,
IS and
RX cars and crossovers.
Honda says that at this point, it doesn't know how many of its vehicles have suffered a master cylinder failure nor how many have leaked. The company says it will replace the faulty seal and, if leaking has occurred, the brake booster will be replaced as well.
There's no set schedule for fixing those vehicles that are impacted by the recall, but owners should expect to hear something soon.
[Source:
The Detroit News | Image: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty]
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